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Contact American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF)
By Email: By Mail: American Macular Degeneration FoundationP.O. Box 515Northampton, Massachusetts 01061-0515 By Phone: 413.268.76601.888.MACULAR (1.888.622.8527)
Videos about Macular Degeneration
Welcome to the American Macular Degeneration Foundation videos section, where you can learn about age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and find valuable resources for living with AMD. Life with Macular Degeneration – Patient Stories Low Vision Aids and Modifications Educational Webinars Cooking Show
DVD Videos about Wet and Dry Macular Degeneration
A Brighter Tomorrow The latest research on treatments and potential cures for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) lends hope for an end to this leading cause of blindness. Hope & Cope A new DVD featuring popular television star Don Knotts, actor Dabney Coleman, Olympic track star Marla Runyan, film critic Charles Champlin and other accomplished…
Join AMDF’s Newsletter for Important News about Macular Degeneration
Important Information for Everyone Dealing with AMD! The AMDF Newsletter, In the Spotlight, provides regular interviews, tip sheets, and updates on research, healthy living and managing AMD, all delivered in a useful format: Previous Issues of the AMDF Newsletter are available for$10.00 each ($15.00 Foreign). The Newsletter makes a thoughtful gift too! If you wish to mail your contribution to…
Vitamins and Zinc (AREDS)— a Treatment for Macular Degeneration?
AGE-RELATED EYE DISEASE STUDY (AREDS) Findings from a nationwide clinical trial regarding antioxidant vitamins and zinc The October 2001 issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology reported on findings from a nationwide clinical trial regarding antioxidant vitamins and zinc. The clinical trial – called the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) – was sponsored by the National Eye Institute.…
Study Shows Lutein Improves Atrophic (Dry) Macular Degeneration
It is possible to provide AMD patients with effective dietary advice and nutritional supplemts that help (but don’t cure) the disease, so early detection is crucial. The benefit of lutein supplementation for eye health was shown by a 1999-2001 study known as the “Lutein Antioxidant Supplementation Trial” (LAST).¹ This study showed a statistically significant improvement in…
Research into Age-related Macular Degeneration
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is a puzzle whose pieces are interconnected genetic factors, biological processes, age, and environment. Of those puzzle pieces, the only controllable factors are the environmental ones. Twenty-five years ago, ophthalmologists would tell patients that AMD was essentially incurable; eating kale, wearing sunglasses, or quitting smoking might slow the progression of macular degeneration. Spinach…
Eylea Injection Treatment of Macular Degeneration
Eylea Injection Treatment Currently, the most common and effective clinical treatment for Advanced Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration is anti-VEGF therapy – which is periodic intravitreal (into the eye) injection of a chemical called an “anti-VEGF”. Eylea (Eylea/VEGF Trap-Eye from Regeneron/Bayer) is one form of anti-VEGF therapy, and recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration.…
Is There a Cure for Macular Degeneration?
No, sadly, there is not yet a cure for macular degeneration. However, advancements in the understanding of the causes, and how age-related macular degeneration (AMD) progresses, have led to the identification of lifestyle habits and treatments that can more effectively slow the progression of AMD and preserve vision longer for many people. Current treatments, especially…
Diagnosing Age-related Macular Degeneration
The first signs of Age-related Macular Degeneration are typically discovered by an eye doctor in an annual dilated eye exam. They include the presence of drusen – tiny but visible heaps of cell waste on the surface of the retina – and pigment changes in the macula. Often these signs of AMD are present long…